(what is) hard to do; difficult to perform or practice; (it is) hard, a difficult thing.

who does what is hard to do.

, compar. harder to do; more difficult.

…of) that deed DN.iii.156; dukkaraṃ kamma-kubbataṃ he who of those who act, acts badly SN.i.19; abhabbo taṃ kammaṃ kātum incapable of…

…-dukkara (a) difficult to do, not easy, hard arduous SN.i.7; SN.iv.260; AN.i.286; AN.iv.31, AN.iv.135; AN.v.202 +…

…a dog, cynic MN.i.387 (+ dukkara kāraka; also as k˚-vata, ˚sīla, ˚citta, ˚ākappa) DN.iii.6, DN.iii.7; Ne.99 (+ govatika; *…

…of (-˚) service: dukkara-kārikā the performance of evil deeds SN.i.103; Thig.413 (= Thag-a.267). -agga-kārikā first test,…

…sq.; Dhp.86; Snp.358. -dukkara very difficult to do Ja.v.31. -duccaja very hard to give up Ja.vi.473….